National Surgical Hospitals, based in Chicago, has announced its current CEO and co-founder John G. Rex-Waller has been named vice chairman of the board.
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More surgery centers are considering acquisition or partnership with a management company or hospital as reimbursement rates decline and profitable strategies such as out-of-network billing become unfeasible. Here are 30 new statistics on surgery center acquisition and valuation, according to data…
The American Health Information Management Association is transitioning its training course emphasis from ICD-9 to ICD-10, according to a Fierce Health IT report.
Seth Roiko, RN, has been promoted to surgery center supervisor at Sanford Health Detroit Lakes, according to a DL-Online report.
The Ponemon Institute and Symantec Corp. have announced findings from a report titled, "2011 Cost of Data Breach Study: United States," that found negligent insiders were the top cause of data breaches, 39 percent, whereas malicious attacks only accounted for…
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Seminole County in Florida will likely extend a ban on new pain management clinics for an additional six months as it continues to crack down on prescription drug abuse and pill mills, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
A Sandwich, Mass., physician said that proposed legislation requiring physicians to consult an online patient database before prescribing painkillers is sorely needed, according to a Boston.com report.
Here are 16 new statistics on ASC net revenue, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children hosted the World Symposium on Congenital Malformation of the Hand and Upper Limb this past week.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed ulnar collateral ligament repair on Atlanta Braves pitcher Arodys Vizcaino, according to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.